Re: Help sought to catch copper signal wire thieves

[David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>]

Chris Stratton wrote:

> "Maurie Daly" <mauried@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
> 3a19e0b4.17114565@can-news.tpg.com.au">news:3a19e0b4.17114565@can-news.tpg.com.au...
> <snip>
> > Copper wire is relatively soft,and doesnt make good fencing wire so
> > its unlikely that its local farmers doing this.
> >
> > MD
> >
> It is usually sold to dodgy scrap metal merchants who don't care where it
> comes from. When walking up the Moss Vale line from Farmborough Heights I've
> noticed that most of the earth bonds from the track to the signal posts have
> been stolen.

Um...  ?

Signal Posts or stanchions?

They would not be required as the line is not electrified and unlikely to ever
be.

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David Johnson
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